The Roaring Season

what and who?

The original caption reads " Teenagers pose with racing cars in Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, before the cars leave for the Gand Prix in Auckland; St Mungo Soap and Stipplecote Paint premises can be seen in the background'
any ideas?

If I'm on the right track this will be prior to the 1956 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore. Some of the International drivers cars.

VPA 9 is Tony Gaze HWM-Jaguar, next to Peter Whitehead"s Cooper-Jaguar, Reg Parnell's Aston Martin DB3S and the Maserati 250F should be the one Stirling Moss used to win the event.

One could only think this photo was staged for the likes of newspaper pre-event publicity.

Stephen

mid-year wrote:Dennis O,Brien in his GTHO( Ph2.5 ? ) at Calder,but who is the driver of the Shell-Yellow ( hint ) E-38 charger ?[ATTACH]20251[/ATTACH]

Remote chance of it being Dick Johnson relation later with Shell. The Geoghegans were the boys with these around this time though

We may have to run a 'Master Mind" off between you and Mr Kinney if you keep this up Stephen (Cooper997)

Good stuff, and great to find out the history.

Thanks Cooper - well done

Rod Grimwood wrote:Remote chance of it being Dick Johnson relation later with Shell. The Geoghegans were the boys with these around this time though

Na, Na. Got it, Its Norm Beechey

Rod Grimwood wrote:We may have to run a 'Master Mind" off between you and Mr Kinney if you keep this up Stephen (Cooper997)

Good stuff, and great to find out the history.

No Mastermind, Rod or Bry3500.. David will win, he's been doing this caper for a lot longer. I await whether he will confirm or correct me.

Stephen

bry3500 wrote:what and who?

Ray Hare driving the Imperell
post 489. thanks old fart

928 wrote:Ray Hare driving the Imperell

Presume you mean post #489?
It's possible I know where this is. Just seeking confirmation.

Rod Grimwood wrote:Na, Na. Got it, Its Norm Beechey

Nailed it Rod.

bry3500 wrote:what and who?

probably Ray Hare,builder of the Imperral...on the cover of NZ specials book by Vercoe...photo taken at Houghton Bay hill-climb

Cooper997 wrote:If I'm on the right track this will be prior to the 1956 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore. Some of the International drivers cars.

VPA 9 is Tony Gaze HWM-Jaguar, next to Peter Whitehead"s Cooper-Jaguar, Reg Parnell's Aston Martin DB3S and the Maserati 250F should be the one Stirling Moss used to win the event.

One could only think this photo was staged for the likes of newspaper pre-event publicity.

Stephen

The DB3S will be one of the Kangaroo Stable cars - Tom Sulman's or David McKay's. Parnell's Aston Martin was the single-seater F1 prototype

Perry Holland wrote:probably Ray Hare,builder of the Imperral...on the cover of NZ specials book by Vercoe...photo taken at Houghton Bay hill-climb

you guys are on to it - thanks, the folks at the NZ National Library would be impressed I reckon

Thanks for clearing that up David. That still Pommie rego plate sent me off on the wrong tangent.

Digging out McKay's first book 'Behind the Wheel' appears that OXE 472 shown in the NZ photo makes it his car. Sulman's appears to have been OXE 473 in UK rego terms.

bry3500, now you can give the NZ library the details.

Stephen

bry3500 wrote:you guys are on to it - thanks, the folks at the NZ National Library would be impressed I reckon

actually...to be accurate...the Imperral was built by Ian McRae in Taita originally with a motor-cycle power plant...Ray fitted the Imp motor. The car then passed into Terry Leighton's ownership

Hi Gang Pitc 490 second from left is the the cooper that Ken Smith and my Brother and I raced Ken with A gray block Holden and Brian and I with 2.4 & 3.8 Jags Jamie A

who and what?

I have no basis for reference, but when that image flashed up, my mind said, "Digby Cooke".

according to my caption - not Digby Cooke

GD66 wrote:I have no basis for reference, but when that image flashed up, my mind said, "Digby Cooke".